Normal Monday: Likely SHORT meeting

By: Diane Benjamin Have you been following the debt ceiling debate? Did you hear Fitch is threatening to downgrade the US credit rating because increasing the debt ceiling was controversial? Fitch is the only credit rating service that has the Town of Normal at AAA. Now you know why. Fitch is delighted with Normal’s new […]

Normal tonight:

By: Diane Benjamin https://www.normalil.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/4376 Beech street won’t get fixed this year. PDF page 37: Staff estimated the cost to be $$389,960.00. Only one company bid – $550,360.18. Council is asked to reject the bid, Town will rebid it next year. PDF 102 – Town is buying 18 Flock Safety License Plate Reader cameras, $83,550. Every […]

Normal tonight

By:  Diane Benjamin http://normal.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3715 The two items below are on the agenda. The documentation claims the Illinois Arts Station has purchased these properties to be used for non-profit art and education center. That means everyone else will pay more in property taxes because these three no longer will be paying.  Get ready for your property […]